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User / David441491 / Cowpens 10-23-2014 - Grasshopper Cannon 2
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Cowpens National Battlefield
Gaffney, SC

www.nps.gov/cowp/index.htm

This is a Grasshopper cannon. it fired a three pound round or cannister. The barrel was bronze instead of iron. it was also meant to be easily transportable in rough terrain. the British had two of these at Cowpens.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasshopper_cannon
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  • Taken: Oct 23, 2014
  • Uploaded: Jan 28, 2015
  • Updated: Jan 28, 2015